EXPECTATIONS.

Expectation: We burden upon others to re-act to our desired expectation.

If we hold a person in high regards, we expect something noble from that person and when it did not happen, our expectation failed and we are hurt/angered.

Expectation: Upon other to respond to our scripted expected answers.

We do hear other words except the scripted expected answers

We do not react to anything except our desired expectations in action or words.

Even the answers may not be true if we seek answers from others but bore in mind a scripted (definite) answer in our heart/mind. We need to rationale those gathered answers/wisdom to generate our own understanding.

Lastly, we are concerned with the (expected) views from outsiders. How would others view us.
This causes anxiety and anger. Do not harbour such views or expectations.

KLCC park

Windows Movie Maker 6.0 and 3gp files ; The publishing problem

To use 3gp files (Sony E hand-phone video)_in Windows movie maker 6.0,
From gp3 (hand-phone video format)-->convert each file to WMV, by publishing it in Windows Movie Maker 6.0

Save in a folder.

Then Do the storyboard using Windows Movie Maker 6.0, Now add audio, editing, etc. Ready to publish as WMV files.

I also found it hard to download this version as the latest Windows Movie Maker is out.

**I also changed the extension (via rename) from 3gp to wmv before making/editing my video.
This does not work!

Thank you, Amitabha.

work against your own conscious, it will work against you.

i write these words with clear and open thoughts. "those who have done evil, made evil their way, made excuses to justify their deeds, and .....
I have heard it before 'this is the way the world works' ,etc. If you work against your own conscious, it will work against you.

wonders if our existence on Earth -life cycle

wonders if our existence on Earth is to make our future generation suffer. We take Earth's resources, and literary leaves the crap to our kids, grandkids. Yet, we "encourage" our descendants to remember us, when our only real contributions is to fuel the repetitive cycle with offspings and start again.

Budgie diarrhea

Anyone knows how to treat a budgie that suffers from diarrhea? we called the Vet, and was advised to use carbon/charcoal. I'm hand feeding it in liquid form now. Any other ideas?

Here's from my facebook.

• Kenko Ko

  ok, called the vet again, Dr. said can feed her electrolyte at 1:1 ratio. We're gonna blend some ORS, (100 plus also can, after de-gassed). hmmmm, treatment is quite similar to human.
  
  Note: animal handles stress different from humans. So, ...we just have to leave her alone.
  As for the vent, (ass),Doc said "A little olive oil, may help the vent, but leave it for the time being". See More

  Friday at 1:32pm · ·
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  Verlyn On no idea.. mayb some raw guavas??

  Friday at 2:35pm · ·
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  Kenko Ko

  She's sleeping a lot. Resting. The doc said to monitor her for 48 hrs.
  Have fed millets and seeds, dipped in ORS. I've tasted that ORS, it's salty stuffs. She's gotten a good 6-10 droplets of ORS and carbon water. I'm also glad there's Glu...cose anhydrous (means Glucose without water) in the ORS, should give her some strength. See More

  Friday at 7:39pm · ·
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  Kenko Ko We've hand fed her some glucose (dextrose) water. The ORS glucose content is not sufficient. She's sleeping. Added some paper strips to make comfy.

  Yesterday at 1:29am · ·
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  Kenko Ko

  Today: It has past the 48 hrs monitoring time-frame. We sent her to vet @ Subang Jaya. This doc says glucose and ORS is ok but carbon is not recommended. (that totally oppose the first doc we called)./ Anyhow, older Doc gave her one injec...tion (antibiotics -linco streptomycin) and we have to feed her one time (de-worming medication). She regurgitate some food, but doc says it's normal. Normally, a budgie body temperature is 40-45C. So a cold fever is hard to notice. Hence, she sleeps a lot in the warm areas of the room. i.e in her box house.
  She's very drowsy now.
  
  I'm putting this all in words for the benefits of other budgie owners. See More

  2 seconds ago · ·
• Note: linco streptomysin (anitbiotics)- the budgie was injected at her (budgie) right wings with a very very fine stringe (needle) for painless. 0.1mg. (very very small dosage for a small bird).
  

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I can't open .xlr files

Re: I can't open .xlr files

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You need Works to open an .xlr file or ask the file's originator to save it
ins something you can open.

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ANSWER:
Change the XLR extension (using the rename-mouse right click) to XLS and open in EXCEL.

HDR:? think again.

Vibram Five Fingers fakes

The other day I purchased from a friend these Vibram Five Fingers (VFF), they are rubber stuck to finger socks, no protections, no cushion, thus simulating barefoot running.

When I posted these photos, someone mentioned that these were fake vibrams. OK, so, now I have fake rubber slapped to my feet. Fake rubber? what's that? Fake branding -I know.

It's nice to learn that whatever it was, I still needed to run and no amount of branding in this case particularly, will change my required efforts. That's running! always you vs you.

Mazda-8 in HDR

Mazda-8, originally uploaded by Kokenko.

Mazda 8

Mazda 8

Publish Post

Shoe modifications and run preparations

One more run to go, then it's resting time until we do 42.xxx River Jungle Marathon.
- we need a slow run to keep our blood running and muscle toned.
- Also, with some carbo-loading, we must trip off the excess glycogen/fat, hence a slow run.

-I'm experimenting with my gears for the actual run.

-I've pushed hard yesterday in the all men run, so today will run for fun.
-I've managed to trip 40g off my shoes (with the removal of insole, and adding a thinner insole, now it's 340g from 380g. Will see if it helps or I will get into some problem later in the run. I may have to replace the laces if it is still "heavy".
-I'm still stingy when it comes to buying new running shoes, i think I have too many pairs.

-after today, I need to clear off the work loads, so that I can focus on the River Jungle run.

feedback:| The replacement insoles (thinner) works well reducing the cushion but giving better shoe (toe-ball of foot) flexibility. I can bend the shoes at the front better than before.

The lighter weight is noticeable and even adding an ankle guard does not feel too "heavy".

Perhaps the laces can be replaced to lighter ones as well.

Shoe responsiveness has not changed. I do feel my Nike Air Alaris +3 needs better responsiveness.

Testing new flickr link,, I love it.

Photo taken in WUXI, China, last autumn. (2010)

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Shape and Men's Health run 2010

Shape & Men's Health run 2010 @ Putrajaya, Malaysia, Total distance=12.3 km
Putrajaya- The run flagged off at 8pm and my wife and I were in the "cage" at 7:45 pm waiting. It was humid and stuffy but since we were not in the front line, it was still bearable.
The first 2km to nearest water station.- Everyone was running fast right after the "gun" . I was really slow, plodding at a mere slow pace. Yet, I had to slow down even more to conserve energy. Skipped the first water station (I'm getting less dependent on water now).
3km to 10 km- Here's where the mid-race fun starts, runners that passed me earlier were now facing massive 35m elevations (not much) because of Wawasan bridge and Perdana Bridge, Putrajaya is relatively flat so it's still not as bad as other races. I kept pacing but by this time the other DJ runners were out of view. I had increased speed by 5 km mark. However, I felt the distance markers were 200m off-target. Left and right were runners and some heavy breathing veteran runners (uncle). I tried to make sure he is ok before running a little faster. By 7km, I found a lady pacer that had wonderful speeds, I decided to follow her. She gave me 1km of pacing and then stopped to walk. I had to leave to find another runner because it is now difficult to maintain pace, I was 10% off the target pace but I could recapture lost time at down-hills. @ 8km, I took my first drink, i was already thirsty then, but I lost 2 mins. The water helped. I got back into running, I passed some muscular guys that slowed at 9km, by 10km, I had to increase speed once again to meet my target time of 74 mins.
10km to finish: As much as I wanted to slow down, my time did not allow me, so I've not stopped so far, I did not want to destroy that. Skipped my last water station as well (that took a lot of calculations in my head). Surrounding me are mostly guy runners, many are now walking. I tapped one dude, to encourage him to move on. He gave me a smile. No pretty ladies runner to help pace me back, means no adrenaline feed. I tried to listen to any form of drums or music (normally signalling the race is ending) but today all was quiet. The race organizers should had made more noise. I'm now at maximum pace, but not sprinting. I can see the finish line and the bright lights. I pushed a little more like a crazy runner. Lots of people were at the sides looking, perhaps waiting for their friends/family. I clocked my time at 75 mins (1 min off target).
No medals (75 limited medals) but got a cert. Average pace was 6.05 mins/km. Distance was a bit longer at 12.4km (I can accept that). Met other DJ runners and they all did well. My wife did well too. Congratulations. Then, we went to take photos and big smiles were etched on our faces. It was a rewarding run. Aim for medal next year instead.

River Jungle

River Jungle 42.xxx km Marathon !
Sunday, August 15 from 4:30 am to 12:30 pm
Intro: | After a month of active running (4 weekends of events), it is time to change the running pace. This time, some of us will be running our first full 42.xxx km (proudly called a marathon). We were assured that it could be more than 42.xxx km but lets say this, a few km here and there will be good training for all of us mentally and physically for future marathons. I had participated in "runs" 10km, 12km, 15 km, 21km, etc, these were never once called "marathon". So, when I tell others I'm running, they always think it's a marathon, I need to correct them and explain the differences. This time, I do not need to correct anyone. Also, knowing the difference,"running a 10km marathon", always put a cheeky smile to my face.
Preparation:| When I sms-ed my coach, GOH, he said to me run it at a pace of 8 min ++ per km. That's a slow pace. Ideally we hope to maintain slow pace for 6 hours. Yes, 6 hours of running/jogging. Sometimes, we think we are crazy runners. A few things keeps coming to my mind;30km barriers and cramps. OK,firstly at such slow paces, I don't think a heart attack will sneak up on us. Cramps on the other hand will be tough to combat. So I'll have lots of pottasium (Kalium,K) and sodium,( Na). I think the molar ratio is 3 K :2 Na. I'll get this from bananas and ORS (oral re-hydrating salt). I got those from a clinic but it's available at pharmacies. 30km barrier is when legs turns to lead and it's hard to run anymore. I'm hoping to use mental strength and re-filling my glycogens using GU-gels/powergels so that it remains in carbo fuelled rather than protein/fat fuelled. If that fails, then plan B is to decrease speed and walk. I'll push it after 2 km, and let it move on fat/protein fuel for some time, I'll replenish that protein after the marathon.
Water is mandatory, I'll need that with my ORS, but won't be carrying a hydration belt. I'll use the mobile water station instead.Blocking out the sun after the 25km (should be 8 am then) will be very important. Heat makes running hard to do. Heat and humidity takes out water and overheats the body. So, I'll have to rely on two things, clothes and sun block SPF 50. (Not extreme heat). A hat will be good for protection since the head gains the most heat, i,e potential for heat-stroke, (this is so true for 11am-noon time) . We expect to finish in 5.7 until 6 hours, (with pacer).
Training:| We hope to do some easy runs for millage and muscle conditioning soon. Two weeks to go, but remember we need rest as well.

Nike Air Alanis 3 Plus REVIEW

I have one pair, it's comfy, suitable for over-pronation
For better respond, I had to tighten the laces, using all the holes.
I found it good for flat grounds but not as responsive on hills. (I've also tried hill runs with NIKE Elite 4)

The full NIKE air support gives a good comfy cushion. It's not extra heavy, 9 oz (six 6) , estimated 10 oz (286grams) for size US10 fit.

I like the colors, and the shoe supports/materials.

Used them a lot, running almost 200km so far on road.

Wine glasses: Update photo

Standard Chartered KL marathon 2010

My top 10 reviews on KL Marathon:
Note: One death in the race. My condolences.
(1) we have very bad air pollutions,-bus fumes, river smelly.
(2) We have lots of potholes and you know it when running.
(3) We have good water stations (really love them).
(4) We start on time, no delays,
5) we have good caring people but lacks proper equipment. (medics),
(6) we have lots of trees in KL (cooling and unlike Cyberjaya).
(7) We have bad securities with our cars parks, where's the CCTV ? and c'mon-it's Bukit Aman)
(8) We have great weather on that day-be thankful.
9)Baggage collection is bad.
(10), Smelling roti canai while running pass it, is plain evil.


I did 21km (half) and with training. time (Personal best) : 2hrs 40 mins, official clock : 2hrs 42 mins.

Stopped at 7 out of 9 water stations. I estimate each water stations cost me 3 mins or less.

No LSD run, will improve on it. My training was 10-13km max.

fire truck photo

FORD RANGER on PEDDERS absorbers

Installation in progress

New Pedders Trak Ryder (gas absorbers)-9100 Series

It was a Tuesday 15th June 2010.

The RANGER got some Pedders shocks dampers. One set costing RM 1802 in total, plus installations.
My standard original shock absorbers ran 58,ooo km, so it's about time to change them.

Evaluations:
PRO:
Stiff, controlled ride, and helps cornering a lot.
Works well with the YOKO Geolander wide tyres.
Not too expensive compared with IRONMAN, TOUGH-DOG etc,

Con:
The back is stiff when new. However this changes after more usage. It's only my third day with the new shock absorbers.
Can't find any at this juncture.

Warranty issues: Two years or 40,000 km for road use (not off-road).

FORD Changed tyres YOKOHAMA GEOLANDER

(Above) the Bridgestones 245 vs the Yokohama 265 (below)
PRO: Wider tyres -better to handle corners
Looks better (more wheels)
CON: A little bumpy with the 265
My torque was not effected because of the way I drive. (I actually feel better)
Also, had to trim the mud flaps due to lock to lock (full turning of wheels) , tyre will scrap the mud flap. A little trimming is all that is needed.

8.5.2010: Changed the FoRD tyres from Bridgestones to YOKOHAMA GEOLANDER HT
paid RM1570 for them (4 in total)
I changed it from 245 to 265, making it bigger and more width.
Details:
YOKOHAMA GEOLANDER
G051
265/70R16 112H
H/T-S (highway tyres)

The ride was a little more bumpy on straights (when I asked my passenger) but cornering is much sharper and gives me more confident. It looks better too.

The ODO clocked 58,000 kms.
Photo: Edited, but the truck has Geolanders now.

photo today

Life is impermanent. When others need help, do not hesitate, do not waste time, just help.

A new photo today

A line drawn on water vanishes in an instant. Our lives are like that line on the water, life is short. Do not waste it.

FORD engine DURATORQ

2.5 (WLC)

Ford introduced a new 2.5L version of the Duratorq for the Thailand-built 2007 Ford Ranger (J97U). It is a 16-valve DOHC engine of the VM Motori 2500 cc engine, with Bosch common-rail direct injection and a variable geometry turbocharger. It produces 143 PS (105 kW; 141 hp)@3500 rpm and 330 N·m (240 lb·ft)@1800rpm.[3]

My photos! Hope you enjoy them

The awakened person still showers all with loving-kindness and understanding even when cast out by relatives scorned by friends, rejected by colleagues, ignored by strangers.

Melaka 22.5.2010

How I shot these!

How I shot this: Using 200mm f2.8 with flash on manual controls. I shot using a D300 at the time. Using raw/NEF, I could corrrect the white balance because the spotlights were constantly changing. It is wiser to concentrate on the images rather than the settings alone. I preferred a warmer white balance for this shot. Converting to jpeg later on, some post processing was utilized for effects. I'm currently using two types of post processing one soft/smooth/dreamy and the other high contrast hard. It will take some time to get the desired effect, in this case a soft dreamy mode. I wanted the model's skin to come out as soft and smooth yet the fabrics should be detailed.



How I shot this: All I wanted was to test and experiment. So using a shot like above, I wanted to bring out the crisp and folds in the jeans and of course in the silver shoes. White balance was set to warm because I figure it would be more contrasty. Choice of colours were a contrast blue-yellow, this follows the colour charts opposite ends. The skin (hand) was a mixture of tonal red and yellow that I did by eye. The overall image was sharpen to exaggerate the effect I am looking for.




How I shot this: It was 7pm, and I wanted to have an image of the temple with a blue-evening background. The type of lights that normally will be soft in the evening and with a longer exposure shows a nice blue sky. I took this hand-held leaning on a pillar to stabilize my handshakes, (which was not much when I took this). It was not windy at that time so I was pretty confident with the shot. Post processing was done for HDR-like effect. However, I'm not doing HDR. (I'm not much of the HDR type). This effect was more painting merged with photography. I'm searching for the hybrid and fusion of both world. People normally take a look and say it's HDR. True HDR artist knows otherwise. My regrets in this shot was the yellow spotlights that "killed" the dragon sculptures on the pillars. The highlights were blown. Other than that, I like the details it provides and the almost empty scene during composition was worth the wait.

Photo of the day mates!

Photo of the day! oh yeah!

One who speaks of the teachings may be knowledgeable, but he who incorporates the teachings into what he does is the true practitioner.

Photo today!

We do not achieve things by way of proclamations and slogans, but through persistence, effort and enthusiasm.

Two photos for today

The just person is one who does not arbitrarily pass judgment, but things deeply and judges impartially.

Photo Galleries

A drop of rain falls gently on a leaf and slowly rolls off . It does not have thoughts of like or dislike. It does not attach. Likewise, our minds should see everything clearly, without differentiation, without attaching.

Photo today!

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Cultivation is not simply sitting on a meditation cushion. Cultivation is correcting our faults, acting from wisdom and compassion, having a peaceful and tranquil nature.

Photo of the day

Cultivation is not simply sitting on a meditation cushion. Cultivation is correcting our faults, acting from wisdom and compassion, having a peaceful and tranquil nature.

Photo of the day : A revolution today (NOT HDR!)

It's time to create my own style and mark my way to present a photo.
Photo of the day : A revolution today!

Photo edited today

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